Enrollment
81
Elementary
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT FRYE LOCAL·NCES 390504803961
Lowell Elementary School
305 Market St, Lowell, OH 45744 · (740) 896-2523 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
64 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fort Frye Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
71.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -11.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 80.1% | 74.3% |
| 2022-23 | 70.3% | 68.7% |
| 2021-22 | 76.4% | 83.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lowell Elementary School
Lowell Elementary School's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Elementary School this school | 81 | 79.0% | 73.2% |
| Mesopotamia Elementary School Mesopotamia | 115 | 71.3% | 43.4% |
| Beallsville Elementary School Beallsville | 136 | 86.8% | 53.9% |
| Lucas Elementary School Lucas | 200 | 73.0% | 80.7% |
| Powhatan Elementary School Powhatan Point | 200 | 73.0% | 43.0% |
| Salem-Liberty Elementary School Lower Salem | 78 | 59.0% | 83.9% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lowell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #1,755 of 1,808 | #10 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
81
-42 (-34%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81 | 5.9 | 13.6:1 | 79% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 5.9 | 16.0:1 | 78% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 5.9 | 16.7:1 | 80% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 9.4 | 16.4:1 | 68% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 7 | 18.7:1 | 56% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 60% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 214 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 36% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 11 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (154 to 81); teachers down 37% (9.4 to 5.9).
About Lowell Elementary School
Lowell Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Lowell, Ohio. It reported 81 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 404 students for elementary schools in Ohio.
Lowell Elementary School is a school in Fort Frye Local. The district has 5 schools and 866 students.
The share of students at Lowell Elementary School who are White is 98%. Other students are 2% multiracial. Washington County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.6:1. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Washington County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Lowell Elementary School beats its 59.0% prediction with 73.2%, a top-10% result in Ohio.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $63,603, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 26, with about 7,355 students.
Measured in a straight line, Salem-Liberty Elementary School is about 5.9 miles from Lowell Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Lowell Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lowell Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Lowell Elementary School enrolled 123 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 81.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Lowell Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,978
Census ACS
Median income
$63,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Frye Local
- Fort Frye Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
- Fort Frye High SchoolHigh · 227 students
- Beverly-Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Salem-Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 78 students
- Cadet Virtual AcademyCombined
Other Lowell Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Lowell Elementary. Lowell Elementary School is the 25th largest of the 25.
- Lowell ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 609 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 538 students
- Lowell ElementaryEverett, WA · 531 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 466 students
- LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLOWELL, AR · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Salem-Liberty Elementary School5.9 mi · 78
- Beverly-Center Elementary School6.5 mi · 224
- Fort Frye Middle School6.7 mi · 256
- Fort Frye High School6.7 mi · 227
- Washington County CC Barrett Bld6.8 mi · 394
- BlueSky Virtual Academy6.9 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lowell Elementary School?
Lowell Elementary School enrolls approximately 81 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lowell Elementary School serve?
Lowell Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lowell Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Lowell Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowell Elementary School?
At Lowell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowell Elementary School?
Lowell Elementary School is overseen by Fort Frye Local in Washington County.
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